Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for the Supply of Cold Static Perfusion Fluid UW Solution
Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Blood and Transplant has established a Framework Agreement for the Supply of Cold Static Perfusion Fluid UW Solution.<br/>NHS Blood and Transplant is the commissioner responsible for providing funding, infrastructure, clinical guidance and standards to the National Organ Retrieval Service (NORS). NORS is comprised of several organ retrieval centers in England, Wales and Scotland, who are responsible for sending a Retrieval team travelling to any organ donor in the UK to retrieve organs for transplantation.<br/>Cold Static Perfusion Fluid UW Type Solution is intended for flushing and cold storage of kidney, liver and pancreas organs at the time of their removal from the organ donor in preparation for storage, transportation and eventual transplantation into a donor recipient.
CPV: Perfusion solutions
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs 3 mo from 1 Apr 2024
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£2,500,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 30
- cost: 30
- social value: 10
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 30
- social value: 10
- cost: 30
- Price carries 30 of 70 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. Quality carries 30 of 70: the paper moves it further than the discount.
- “Framework Agreement for the Supply of Cold Static Perfusion Fluid UW…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 13 Feb 2023, 20:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Jun 2024, 10:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Feb 2024 – …
- Authority reference
C288859- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-018139- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a55dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 28 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 28 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
21 Mar 2023 → 12 Jun 2024 · 5 dates- Next notice expected21 Mar 2023
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown28 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened28 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published12 Jun 2024, 10:57 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jan 2024- Published value updated to £2,500,00026 Jan 2024, 09:06 GMTwas £4,125,000
- Status changed to active26 Jan 2024, 09:06 GMT
- Procurement method changed26 Jan 2024, 09:06 GMT
- Deadline published: 28 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT26 Jan 2024, 09:06 GMT
- Status changed to complete12 Jun 2024, 10:57 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 018139-2024-1
- Signed
- 29 May 2024
- Value
- £2,500,000
- Period
- … – 19 Jun 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Global Transplant Solutions InternationalFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria